Monthly Archives: March 2015

The economy and the humans

Posted on 31st March 2015 by Jonathan Clatworthy

The economy is getting rather too uppity. I have written a number of blog posts on the economy, and I plan more over the next few weeks. This is a lot for someone with only limited training in economics. My … Continue reading →

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The State We’re In: is God the problem or the answer?

Posted on 27th March 2015 by Jonathan Clatworthy

I’ve just posted here the text of the talk I gave at St Brides Liverpool on 23rd March. It’s over 4,000 words long, so I haven’t included it as a blog post. It’s an argument for believing in God as … Continue reading →

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Homophobia and the changing Christian mood

Posted on 24th March 2015 by Jonathan Clatworthy

Is the Christian obsession with same-sex partnerships declining? Outside the churches people are puzzled why it is such a thorny issue. It is to be discussed (again!) at a conference on 10th-11th April, hosted by Oasis. Oasis is the organisation … Continue reading →

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Muslim worship at Waterloo

Posted on 18th March 2015 by Jonathan Clatworthy

Shock horror, Muslims were allowed to say prayers in a Church of England church. The church was St John’s Waterloo. The Daily Telegraph reported that ‘evangelical clerics were angered’. A flurry of activity followed, with official statements from the Diocese … Continue reading →

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Evil, suffering and Christianity

Posted on 16th March 2015 by Jonathan Clatworthy

Can Christianity explain why God allows evil and suffering? This is the third in a series of three talks I have been giving on why a good God should allow evil and suffering. The first is here . The second … Continue reading →

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Evil and suffering, with or without God

Posted on 6th March 2015 by Jonathan Clatworthy

This is the text of the second of a series of three talks I’ve been giving at St Brides Liverpool, on the subject of why God allows evil and suffering. The first is here . You can listen to this … Continue reading →

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Evangelism and witness: about what?

Posted on 5th March 2015 by Jonathan Clatworthy

Last night I attended Justin Welby’s lecture on ‘Evangelism and Witness’ at Lambeth Palace. Most of the attenders seemed to be church officers with some kind of evangelism brief. Ed Thornton of the Church Times was there, and over the … Continue reading →

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Is it a good time for liberal theology?

Posted on 2nd March 2015 by Jonathan Clatworthy

What does liberal theology have to offer, why does it matter, why bother defending it? How can it increase its influence? Should it get more political? These are some of the questions we discussed at Modern Church’s Council meeting on … Continue reading →

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